Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-09141
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
 
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
November 30
 
Date of Fiscal Year End
May 31, 2011
 
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

     
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust

Semiannual Report
May 31, 2011
 
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Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.


 

Semiannual Report May 31, 2011
Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
Table of Contents
         
Performance and Fund Profile
    2  
 
       
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
    3  
 
       
Financial Statements
    4  
 
       
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
    22  
 
       
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
    23  
 
       
Officers and Trustees
    26  
 
       
Important Notices
    27  

 


 

Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
May 31, 2011
Portfolio Manager Thomas M. Metzold, CFA
Performance1
 
         
NYSE Symbol   EVN
Inception Date   1/29/99
 
 
       
% Average Annual Total Returns at net asset value (NAV)
       
 
Six Months
    -0.80  
One Year
    -0.78  
Five Years
    0.11  
Ten Years
    5.83  
 
       
% Average Annual Total Returns at market price, NYSE
       
 
Six Months
    5.99  
One Year
    5.40  
Five Years
    2.65  
Ten Years
    7.33  
 
       
% Premium/Discount to NAV (5/31/11)
    15.52  
 
 
       
% Market Yields2
       
 
Market Yield
    8.16  
Taxable-Equivalent Market Yield
    12.55  
 
       
% Total Leverage3
       
 
Auction Preferred Shares (APS)
    25.3  
Residual Interest Bonds (RIB)
    24.4  
 
       
Comparative Performance4
  % Return
 
 
       
Barclays Capital Long (22+) Municipal Bond Index
       
 
Six Months
    1.43  
One Year
    1.49  
Five Years
    3.51  
Ten Years
    5.15  
 
       
Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) Average at NAV*
       
 
Six Months
    2.12  
One Year
    2.74  
Five Years
    3.71  
Ten Years
    5.42  
 
       
* Source: Lipper.
       
Fund Profile
 
Credit Quality5 (% of total investments)
 
(BAR CHART)
The above chart includes the ratings of securities held by special purpose vehicles established in connection with the RIB financing.3 Absent such securities the Fund’s credit quality (% of total investments) is as follows:
                     
 
 
                   
AAA
    15.4     B     6.1  
AA
    28.2     CCC     2.3  
A
    21.8     CC     0.5  
BBB
    12.9     D     0.4  
BB
    4.4     Not Rated     8.0  
 
                   
 
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures on page 3.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
May 31, 2011
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
 
1. Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.
 
2. Market yields are calculated by dividing the last regular distribution per share (annualized) by the market price. Taxable-equivalent performance is based on the highest federal tax rate (35%). Lower tax rates would result in lower tax-equivalent performance. Actual tax rate will vary depending on your income, exemptions and deductions. Rate does not include state and local taxes. Distributions may be comprised of tax-exempt income, ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.
 
3. RIB leverage represents the amount of Floating Rate Notes outstanding as a percentage of Fund net assets applicable to common shares plus APS and Floating Rate Notes. See “Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held” in the Notes to the financial statements for more information about RIB financing. APS leverage represents the liquidation value of the Fund’s APS outstanding as a percentage of Fund net assets applicable to common shares plus APS and Floating Rate Notes. Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but creates risks including greater price volatility. The cost of leverage rises and falls with changes in short-term interest rates. The Fund is required to maintain prescribed asset coverage for its APS, which could be reduced if Fund asset values decline. Floating Rate Notes in both calculations reflect adjustments for executed but unsettled TOB transactions.
 
4. The Barclays Capital Long (22+) Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities of 22 years or more. Unless otherwise stated, indices do not reflect any applicable sales charges, commissions, leverage, taxes or other expenses of investing. Lipper Average reflects the average annual total return of funds in the same Lipper classification as the Fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an index or Lipper classification.
 
5. Ratings are based on Moody, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. Credit ratings are based largely on the rating agency’s investment analysis at the time of rating and the rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition. The rating assigned to a security by a rating agency does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. If securities are rated differently by the rating agencies, the higher rating is shown.
 
  Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

                     
Tax-Exempt Investments — 200.7%
 
    Principal Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Cogeneration — 1.3%
 
Maryland Energy Financing Administration, (AES Warrior Run), (AMT), 7.40%, 9/1/19
  $ 2,950     $ 2,950,000      
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Northampton Generating), (AMT), 6.50%, 1/1/13
    400       263,352      
 
 
            $ 3,213,352      
 
 
 
 
Education — 15.0%
 
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Stanford University), 5.25%, 12/1/32(1)
  $ 9,000     $ 9,114,930      
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston University), 6.00%, 5/15/59
    1,000       1,042,960      
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Harvard University), 5.00%, 10/1/38(1)
    2,490       2,589,102      
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Harvard University), 5.50%, 11/15/36(2)
    2,500       2,735,425      
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, (Princeton University), 5.00%, 7/1/34
    1,500       1,601,085      
New York Dormitory Authority, (Cornell University), 5.00%, 7/1/39(1)
    10,500       10,906,140      
New York Dormitory Authority, (The New School), 5.75%, 7/1/50
    5,000       5,165,750      
Oregon State Facilities Authority, (Lewis & Clark College Project), 5.625%, 10/1/36
    1,475       1,518,572      
Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., (University of Rhode Island), 6.25%, 9/15/34
    1,000       1,071,070      
 
 
            $ 35,745,034      
 
 
 
 
Electric Utilities — 2.9%
 
Brazos River Authority, TX, Pollution Control Revenue, (Texas Energy Co.), (AMT), 8.25%, 5/1/33
  $ 3,715     $ 1,529,688      
Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaiian Electric Co.), 6.50%, 7/1/39
    2,540       2,555,824      
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Dominion Energy Brayton Point), (AMT), 5.00%, 2/1/36
    2,935       2,806,594      
 
 
            $ 6,892,106      
 
 
 
 
General Obligations — 12.2%
 
California, (AMT), 5.05%, 12/1/36
  $ 1,525     $ 1,401,201      
Frisco, TX, Independent School District, 5.00%, 8/15/37(3)
    9,000       9,428,220      
Klein, TX, Independent School District, 5.00%, 2/1/36(1)
    3,250       3,403,302      
New York, 5.00%, 2/15/34(1)
    2,500       2,640,550      
Northwest Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/35(2)
    4,000       3,655,000      
Oregon, 5.00%, 8/1/36
    3,000       3,149,850      
Port Authority of Houston, TX, Harris County, (AMT), 5.625%, 10/1/38(1)
    2,340       2,441,088      
Will County, IL, Community Unit School District No. 365-U (Valley View), 5.75%, 11/1/32
    2,980       3,065,705      
 
 
            $ 29,184,916      
 
 
 
 
Health Care – Miscellaneous — 1.2%
 
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Community Hospital Group, Inc.), 5.75%, 10/1/31
  $ 1,865     $ 1,943,740      
Tax Revenue Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), 6.00%, 12/1/36(4)
    221       220,590      
Tax Revenue Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), 6.25%, 12/1/36(4)
    583       584,678      
Tax Revenue Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), 7.75%, 12/1/36(4)
    221       222,235      
 
 
            $ 2,971,243      
 
 
 
 
Hospital — 22.5%
 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), 5.00%, 8/15/39
  $ 2,375     $ 2,170,797      
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Providence Health System), 5.50%, 10/1/39(1)(5)
    10,000       10,179,700      
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (John Muir Health), 5.00%, 8/15/34
    3,500       3,216,045      
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (John Muir Health), 5.00%, 8/15/36
    3,000       2,709,570      
Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/25
    290       263,894      
Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/35
    1,610       1,309,864      
Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.25%, 2/15/27
    1,200       1,092,096      
Hawaii Pacific Health Special Purpose Revenue, 5.50%, 7/1/40
    1,870       1,669,255      
Illinois Finance Authority, (Provena Healthcare), 7.75%, 8/15/34
    3,280       3,591,633      
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (Touro Infirmary), 5.625%, 8/15/29
    2,575       2,252,713      
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Tufts Medical Center), 6.75%, 1/1/36
    1,535       1,559,760      
Mecosta County, MI, (Michigan General Hospital), 6.00%, 5/15/18
    2,045       2,036,902      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Hospital (continued)
 
                     
Monroe County, PA, Hospital Authority, (Pocono Medical Center), 5.25%, 1/1/43
  $ 3,000     $ 2,754,030      
New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 6.125%, 12/1/29
    1,465       1,386,359      
New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 6.25%, 12/1/37
    2,930       2,738,378      
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, (North Carolina Baptist Hospital), 5.25%, 6/1/29(1)
    11,400       11,679,300      
South Lake County, FL, Hospital District, (South Lake Hospital), 6.25%, 4/1/39
    1,570       1,557,550      
St. Paul, MN, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, (HealthPartners, Inc.), 5.25%, 5/15/36
    1,500       1,369,770      
 
 
            $ 53,537,616      
 
 
 
 
Housing — 15.9%
 
California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority, (AMT), 5.50%, 8/1/47
  $ 3,510     $ 1,811,230      
Charter Mac Equity Trust, TN, 6.00%, 5/15/19(4)
    4,000       4,347,560      
Fairfax County, VA, Redevelopment and Housing Authority, (Cedar Ridge), (AMT), 4.85%, 10/1/48(6)
    1,425       1,279,322      
Lake Creek, CO, Affordable Housing Corp., MFMR, 7.00%, 12/1/23
    1,465       1,465,571      
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, (FHLMC), (FNMA), (GNMA), 5.90%, 9/1/36
    1,750       1,821,925      
North Little Rock, AR, Residential Housing Facilities, (Parkstone Place), 6.50%, 8/1/21
    2,340       2,341,708      
Ohio Housing Finance Agency, (Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities), (FNMA), (GNMA), (AMT), 4.75%, 3/1/37
    1,790       1,635,989      
Oregon Health Authority, (Trillium Affordable Housing), (AMT), 6.75%, 2/15/29
    3,160       2,918,892      
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, SFMR, (AMT), 4.70%, 10/1/37
    3,840       3,529,959      
Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp., (AMT), 5.45%, 10/1/47(1)(5)
    13,025       12,351,345      
Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of Northern Texas), 6.75%, 7/1/16
    3,300       2,936,703      
Virginia Housing Development Authority, (AMT), 5.30%, 7/1/35
    1,500       1,503,795      
 
 
            $ 37,943,999      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Development Revenue — 17.1%
 
ABIA Development Corp., TX, (Austin CargoPort Development), (AMT), 6.50%, 10/1/24
  $ 1,600     $ 1,363,232      
Broward County, FL, (Lynxs CargoPort), (AMT), 6.75%, 6/1/19
    1,770       1,561,193      
Butler County, AL, Industrial Development Authority, (International Paper Co.), (AMT), 7.00%, 9/1/32
    1,000       1,067,950      
Capital Trust Agency, FL, (Fort Lauderdale Project), (AMT), 5.75%, 1/1/32
    1,060       895,032      
Clayton County, GA, Development Authority, (Delta Airlines, Inc.), 8.75%, 6/1/29
    400       454,756      
Clayton County, GA, Development Authority, (Delta Airlines, Inc.), (AMT), 9.00%, 6/1/35
    2,240       2,409,277      
Denver, CO, City and County, (United Airlines), (AMT), 5.25%, 10/1/32
    2,625       2,164,969      
Denver, CO, City and County, (United Airlines), (AMT), 5.75%, 10/1/32
    2,305       2,029,599      
Gulf Coast, TX, Waste Disposal Authority, (Valero Energy Corp.), 5.60%, 4/1/32
    1,000       905,250      
Gulf Coast, TX, Waste Disposal Authority, (Valero Energy Corp.), (AMT), 5.70%, 4/1/32
    2,500       2,346,325      
Illinois Finance Authority, (Navistar International Corp.), 6.50%, 10/15/40
    1,735       1,783,823      
Indiana Financing Authority, (Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.), 6.00%, 8/1/39
    1,000       1,060,110      
Luzerne County, PA, Industrial Development Authority, (Pennsylvania-American Water Co.), 5.50%, 12/1/39
    1,600       1,609,168      
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Continental Airlines), (AMT), 6.25%, 9/15/29
    5,000       4,654,750      
New York, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (American Airlines, Inc.-JFK International Airport), (AMT), 7.75%, 8/1/31
    8,140       8,310,859      
New York, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (American Airlines, Inc.-JFK International Airport), (AMT), 8.50%, 8/1/28
    3,500       3,579,520      
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (America West Airlines, Inc.), (AMT), 6.25%, 6/1/19
    4,630       4,056,065      
Puerto Rico Port Authority, (American Airlines, Inc.), (AMT), 6.30%, 6/1/23
    570       474,325      
 
 
            $ 40,726,203      
 
 
 
 
Insured – General Obligations — 0.7%
 
Arcadia, CA, Unified School District, (AGM), 0.00%, 8/1/38
  $ 10,000     $ 1,567,000      
 
 
            $ 1,567,000      
 
 
 
 
Insured – Hospital — 14.5%
 
Indiana Health and Educational Facility Finance Authority, (Sisters of St. Francis Health Services), (AGM), 5.25%, 5/15/41(1)
  $ 3,250     $ 3,232,905      
Iowa Finance Authority, Health Facilities, (Iowa Health System), (AGC), 5.625%, 8/15/37
    2,625       2,690,599      
Kentucky Economic Development Authority, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), (NPFG), 0.00%, 10/1/25
    15,000       6,379,200      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Insured – Hospital (continued)
 
                     
Kentucky Economic Development Authority, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), (NPFG), 0.00%, 10/1/26
  $ 17,080     $ 6,608,081      
Kentucky Economic Development Authority, (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), (NPFG), 0.00%, 10/1/27
    8,590       3,016,894      
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Lifebridge Health), (AGC), 4.75%, 7/1/47(1)
    2,500       2,185,325      
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Meridian Health Center), Series I, (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/38(1)
    9,980       9,797,964      
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Meridian Health Center), Series V, (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/38(1)
    750       736,320      
 
 
            $ 34,647,288      
 
 
 
 
Insured – Housing — 0.5%
 
Broward County, FL, Housing Finance Authority, MFMR, (Venice Homes Apartments), (AGM), (AMT), 5.70%, 1/1/32
  $ 1,100     $ 1,100,066      
 
 
            $ 1,100,066      
 
 
 
 
Insured – Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 2.2%
 
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., NY, (NPFG), 4.50%, 2/15/47
  $ 2,665     $ 2,232,737      
San Diego County, CA, Water Authority, Certificates of Participation, (AGM), 5.00%, 5/1/38(1)
    3,000       3,023,430      
 
 
            $ 5,256,167      
 
 
 
 
Insured – Other Revenue — 5.4%
 
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/34
  $ 4,210     $ 792,196      
New York, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (Queens Baseball Stadium), (AGC), 6.50%, 1/1/46
    400       412,384      
New York, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (Yankee Stadium), (AGC), 0.00%, 3/1/36
    10,325       2,356,062      
New York, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (Yankee Stadium), (AGC), 0.00%, 3/1/37
    8,600       1,834,896      
New York, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (Yankee Stadium), (AGC), 7.00%, 3/1/49
    3,100       3,434,583      
New York, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (Yankee Stadium), (NPFG), 4.75%, 3/1/46
    4,850       4,159,166      
 
 
            $ 12,989,287      
 
 
 
 
Insured – Special Tax Revenue — 10.0%
 
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, IL, (AGM), (NPFG), 0.00%, 12/15/38(6)
  $ 50,000     $ 8,727,500      
Miami-Dade County, FL, Professional Sports Franchise Facilities, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/1/37
    34,950       6,601,705      
New York Convention Center Development Corp., Hotel Occupancy Tax, (AMBAC), 4.75%, 11/15/45
    2,285       2,085,245      
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/1/54
    14,850       817,938      
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/43
    22,500       2,720,475      
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/45
    17,245       1,810,380      
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/46
    10,850       1,060,154      
 
 
            $ 23,823,397      
 
 
 
 
Insured – Student Loan — 5.7%
 
Maine Educational Loan Authority, (AGC), 5.625%, 12/1/27
  $ 3,005     $ 3,134,636      
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AGC), (AMT), 6.35%, 1/1/30
    710       742,319      
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, (AMBAC), (AMT), 4.70%, 1/1/33
    7,940       7,147,429      
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, (AGC), (AMT), 6.125%, 6/1/30
    2,530       2,649,998      
 
 
            $ 13,674,382      
 
 
 
 
Insured – Transportation — 18.9%
 
Alameda, CA, Corridor Transportation Authority, (NPFG), 0.00%, 10/1/33
  $ 12,425     $ 2,583,779      
Clark County, NV, (Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport), (AGM), 5.25%, 7/1/39
    3,850       3,758,678      
Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry, (Las Vegas Monorail), (AMBAC), 5.375%, 1/1/32(7)
    1,000       240,550      
Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry, (Las Vegas Monorail), (AMBAC), 5.625%, 1/1/40(7)
    5,500       1,323,025      
Maryland Transportation Authority, (AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/41
    2,100       2,167,515      
Miami-Dade County, FL, (Miami International Airport), (AGC), (CIFG), (AMT), 5.00%, 10/1/38
    3,640       3,240,583      
Miami-Dade County, FL, (Miami International Airport), (AGM), (AMT), 5.25%, 10/1/41
    3,140       2,888,266      
North Carolina Turnpike Authority, (AGC), 0.00%, 1/1/34
    15,000       3,895,500      
Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (AGC), (CIFG), 5.25%, 7/1/41(1)
    9,820       9,335,972      
San Joaquin Hills, CA, Transportation Corridor Agency, Toll Road Bonds, (NPFG), 0.00%, 1/15/32
    10,555       1,556,757      
San Jose, CA, Airport, (AGM), (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/37(5)
    1,610       1,467,740      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Insured – Transportation (continued)
 
                     
San Jose, CA, Airport, (AGM), (AMBAC), (BHAC), (AMT), 5.00%, 3/1/37
  $ 2,500     $ 2,333,600      
San Jose, CA, Airport, (AMBAC), (AMT), 5.50%, 3/1/32
    8,805       8,705,415      
Texas Turnpike Authority, (Central Texas Turnpike System), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/15/34
    5,175       1,126,391      
Texas Turnpike Authority, (Central Texas Turnpike System), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/15/35
    2,015       409,730      
 
 
            $ 45,033,501      
 
 
 
 
Insured – Water and Sewer — 9.1%
 
Austin, TX, Water and Wastewater, (AGM), (BHAC), 5.00%, 11/15/33(1)
  $ 3,750     $ 3,840,637      
DeKalb, GA, Water and Sewer, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/1/35(1)
    17,985       17,771,698      
 
 
            $ 21,612,335      
 
 
 
 
Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 2.0%
 
Mohave County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Mohave Prison LLC), 8.00%, 5/1/25
  $ 4,400     $ 4,842,772      
 
 
            $ 4,842,772      
 
 
 
 
Nursing Home — 1.2%
 
Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Westminster Community Care), 6.60%, 4/1/24
  $ 265     $ 253,883      
Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Westminster Community Care), 6.75%, 4/1/34
    2,735       2,510,648      
 
 
            $ 2,764,531      
 
 
 
 
Other Revenue — 13.4%
 
Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp., (Barclays Center), 6.00%, 7/15/30
  $ 785     $ 780,526      
Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp., (Barclays Center), 6.25%, 7/15/40
    880       885,456      
Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp., (Barclays Center), 6.375%, 7/15/43
    480       487,099      
Central Falls, RI, Detention Facility Corp., 7.25%, 7/15/35
    1,955       1,588,457      
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 6.00%, 6/1/48
    7,600       5,245,976      
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 6.875%, 6/1/42
    2,350       2,070,280      
Mohegan Tribe Indians Gaming Authority, CT, (Public Improvements), 6.25%, 1/1/21(4)
    1,500       1,352,550      
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (Duke Farms Foundation), 5.00%, 7/1/48(1)
    2,370       2,417,898      
New York, NY, Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 4.50%, 1/15/38
    1,310       1,233,391      
Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 5.50%, 4/1/13
    85       83,263      
Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 5.75%, 4/1/18
    360       325,944      
Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 6.00%, 4/1/23
    100       87,502      
Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 6.00%, 4/1/28
    110       89,046      
Salt Verde Financial Corp., AZ, Senior Gas Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/37
    8,000       7,070,240      
Seminole Tribe, FL, 5.25%, 10/1/27(4)
    4,000       3,528,520      
Seminole Tribe, FL, 5.50%, 10/1/24(4)
    1,365       1,261,547      
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., VA, 5.00%, 6/1/47
    4,180       2,439,239      
White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, MN, 6.375%, 12/1/26(4)(5)
    1,415       984,118      
 
 
            $ 31,931,052      
 
 
 
 
Senior Living / Life Care — 2.4%
 
Cliff House Trust, PA, (AMT), 6.625%, 6/1/27(8)
  $ 3,210     $ 1,682,297      
Douglas County, NE, Hospital Authority No. 2, (Immanuel Obligated Group), 5.50%, 1/1/30
    535       548,953      
Douglas County, NE, Hospital Authority No. 2, (Immanuel Obligated Group), 5.625%, 1/1/40
    1,075       1,079,665      
Logan County, CO, Industrial Development, (TLC Care Choices, Inc.), 0.65%, 12/1/23(8)
    3,240       2,355,804      
 
 
            $ 5,666,719      
 
 
 
 
Special Tax Revenue — 7.5%
 
Covington Park, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/31
  $ 500     $ 461,980      
Dupree Lakes, FL, Community Development District, 5.00%, 5/1/12
    60       57,200      
Dupree Lakes, FL, Community Development District, 5.375%, 5/1/37
    330       256,842      
Dupree Lakes, FL, Community Development District, 6.83%, 11/1/15
    235       227,403      
Heritage Harbor South, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), 6.20%, 5/1/35
    275       259,949      
Heritage Springs, FL, Community Development District, 5.25%, 5/1/26
    200       172,561      
New River, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-1, 5.75%, (0.00% until 11/1/12), 5/1/38
    65       38,064      
New River, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010A-2, 5.75%, (0.00% until 11/1/14), 5/1/38
    165       60,555      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
    Principal Amount
           
Security   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Special Tax Revenue (continued)
 
                     
New River, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010B-1, 5.00%, (0.00% until 11/1/12), 5/1/15
  $ 100     $ 81,502      
New River, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), Series 2010B-2, 5.00%, (0.00% until 11/1/13), 5/1/18
    130       52,447      
New River, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), 5.00%, 5/1/13(7)
    90       0      
New River, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), 5.35%, 5/1/38(7)
    35       0      
New York, NY, Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Revenue, 5.50%, 11/1/35(1)
    5,000       5,442,200      
New York, NY, Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Revenue, 5.50%, 11/1/35(5)
    5,000       5,442,200      
North Springs, FL, Improvement District, (Heron Bay), 5.20%, 5/1/27
    310       234,208      
North Springs, FL, Improvement District, (Heron Bay), 7.00%, 5/1/19
    475       474,107      
River Hall, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), 0.00%, 5/1/36
    535       243,693      
River Hall, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), 5.45%, 5/1/36
    485       354,312      
Southern Hills Plantation I, FL, Community Development District, 0.00%, 5/1/35
    205       121,735      
Southern Hills Plantation I, FL, Community Development District, 5.80%, 5/1/35
    283       231,060      
Sterling Hill, FL, Community Development District, 6.20%, 5/1/35
    600       522,780      
University Square, FL, Community Development District, 6.75%, 5/1/20
    585       583,795      
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, 6.75%, 10/1/37
    1,780       1,865,636      
Waterlefe, FL, Community Development District, 6.95%, 5/1/31
    640       639,264      
 
 
            $ 17,823,493      
 
 
 
 
Student Loan — 3.5%
 
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, (AMT), Variable Rate, 1.261%, 6/1/36(1)(5)(9)
  $ 8,500     $ 8,298,975      
 
 
            $ 8,298,975      
 
 
 
 
Transportation — 14.4%
 
Augusta, GA, (AMT), 5.35%, 1/1/28
  $ 1,000     $ 903,820      
Los Angeles Department of Airports, CA, (Los Angeles International Airport), (AMT), 5.375%, 5/15/33
    1,000       1,015,610      
Memphis-Shelby County, TN, Airport Authority, (AMT), 5.75%, 7/1/24
    400       430,132      
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 5.25%, 11/15/40
    1,500       1,517,235      
Miami-Dade County, FL, (Miami International Airport), 5.00%, 10/1/41
    1,500       1,390,860      
Miami-Dade County, FL, (Miami International Airport), 5.50%, 10/1/36
    3,760       3,785,906      
North Texas Tollway Authority, 5.75%, 1/1/38
    1,515       1,516,561      
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 5.25%, 6/1/39
    625       620,919      
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 5.50%, 12/1/41
    375       378,420      
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 6.375%, (0.00% until 12/1/17), 12/1/38
    2,500       1,764,375      
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (AMT), 5.75%, 3/15/35(1)
    7,290       7,571,977      
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (LBJ Express Managed Lanes Project), 7.00%, 6/30/34
    1,885       2,009,429      
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project), 6.875%, 12/31/39
    1,725       1,813,182      
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, NY, 5.00%, 11/15/37(1)
    9,300       9,510,738      
 
 
            $ 34,229,164      
 
 
 
 
Water and Sewer — 1.2%
 
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 4.00%, 8/1/46
  $ 3,405     $ 2,985,060      
 
 
            $ 2,985,060      
 
 
     
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 200.7%
   
(identified cost $495,443,152)
  $ 478,459,658      
 
 
             
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative
Unpaid Dividends — (50.4)%
  $ (120,156,013 )    
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (50.3)%
  $ (119,913,513 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 238,390,132      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.
 
     
AGC
 
- Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM
 
- Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC
 
- AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
AMT
 
- Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax.
BHAC
 
- Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
CIFG
 
- CIFG Assurance North America, Inc.
FHLMC
 
- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA
 
- Federal National Mortgage Association

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 
     
GNMA
 
- Government National Mortgage Association
MFMR
 
- Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue
NPFG
 
- National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
PSF
 
- Permanent School Fund
SFMR
 
- Single Family Mortgage Revenue
 
At May 31, 2011, the concentration of the Trust’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of total investments is as follows:
 
     
New York
 
17.6%
California
 
11.0%
Others, representing less than 10% individually
 
71.4%
 
The Trust invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at May 31, 2011, 33.4% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution ranged from 1.3% to 11.1% of total investments.
 
(1) Security represents the municipal bond held by a trust that issues residual interest bonds (see Note 1H).
 
(2) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.
 
(3) When-issued security.
 
(4) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At May 31, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities is $12,501,798 or 5.2% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.
 
(5) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for residual interest bond transactions. The aggregate value of such collateral is $8,521,663.
 
(6) Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover payable for when-issued securities.
 
(7) Defaulted bond.
 
(8) Security is in default and is making only partial interest payments.
 
(9) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at May 31, 2011.

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 
             
Assets   May 31, 2011    
 
Investments, at value (identified cost, $495,443,152)
  $ 478,459,658      
Interest receivable
    7,261,921      
Receivable for investments sold
    1,342,081      
Deferred debt issuance costs
    61,600      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 487,125,260      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for floating rate notes issued
  $ 115,715,000      
Payable for investments purchased
    421,625      
Payable for when-issued securities
    9,430,290      
Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts
    153,125      
Due to custodian
    2,265,291      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    228,067      
Administration fee
    68,079      
Trustees’ fees
    2,258      
Interest expense and fees payable
    199,249      
Accrued expenses
    96,131      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 128,579,115      
 
 
Auction preferred shares at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends
  $ 120,156,013      
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 238,390,132      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized
  $ 227,095      
Additional paid-in capital
    304,268,498      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (53,614,254 )    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    5,102,011      
Net unrealized depreciation
    (17,593,218 )    
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 238,390,132      
 
 
             
             
             
Auction Preferred Shares Issued and Outstanding
(Liquidation preference of $25,000 per share)
    4,806      
 
 
             
             
             
Common Shares Outstanding     22,709,458      
 
 
             
             
 
Net Asset Value Per Common Share
 
Net assets applicable to common shares ¸ common shares issued and outstanding
  $ 10.50      
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 
             
    Six Months Ended
   
Investment Income   May 31, 2011    
 
Interest
  $ 14,277,135      
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 14,277,135      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 1,344,285      
Administration fee
    393,982      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    6,427      
Custodian fee
    78,592      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    12,766      
Legal and accounting services
    40,972      
Printing and postage
    9,732      
Interest expense and fees
    493,528      
Preferred shares service fee
    86,910      
Miscellaneous
    24,295      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 2,491,489      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 1,018      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 1,018      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 2,490,471      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 11,786,664      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (10,769,191 )    
Extinguishment of debt
    (14,532 )    
Financial futures contracts
    (3,899,844 )    
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (14,683,567 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 1,829,516      
Financial futures contracts
    (609,724 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 1,219,792      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized loss
  $ (13,463,775 )    
 
 
Distributions to preferred shareholders —
           
From net investment income
  $ (240,988 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (1,918,099 )    
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
                     
    Six Months Ended
       
    May 31, 2011
  Year Ended
   
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (Unaudited)   November 30, 2010    
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 11,786,664     $ 23,363,569      
Net realized loss from investment transactions, extinguishment of debt, financial futures contracts, and swap contracts
    (14,683,567 )     (90,234 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and financial futures contracts
    1,219,792       3,686,555      
Distributions to preferred shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
    (240,988 )     (486,126 )    
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
  $ (1,918,099 )   $ 26,473,764      
                     
 
 
Distributions to common shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
  $ (11,219,958 )   $ (21,280,833 )    
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (11,219,958 )   $ (21,280,833 )    
                     
 
 
Capital share transactions —
                   
Reinvestment of distributions to common shareholders
  $ 797,355     $ 1,692,126      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
  $ 797,355     $ 1,692,126      
 
 
                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  $ (12,340,702 )   $ 6,885,057      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares
 
At beginning of period
  $ 250,730,834     $ 243,845,777      
                     
 
 
At end of period
  $ 238,390,132     $ 250,730,834      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
included in net assets applicable to common shares
 
At end of period
  $ 5,102,011     $ 4,776,293      
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 
             
    Six Months Ended
   
    May 31, 2011
   
Cash Flows From Operating Activities   (Unaudited)    
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (1,918,099 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    240,988      
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations excluding distributions to preferred shareholders
  $ (1,677,111 )    
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
           
Investments purchased
    (51,021,182 )    
Investments sold
    48,125,609      
Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)
    (2,168,994 )    
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
    4,264      
Decrease in interest receivable
    63,696      
Decrease in receivable for investments sold
    1,365,107      
Increase in payable for investments purchased
    421,625      
Decrease in payable for when-issued securities
    (260,945 )    
Increase in payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts
    153,125      
Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    (11,375 )    
Decrease in payable to affiliate for administration fee
    (1,831 )    
Decrease in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees
    (348 )    
Decrease in interest expense and fees payable
    (87,198 )    
Decrease in accrued expenses
    (98,594 )    
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments
    (1,829,516 )    
Net realized loss from investments
    10,769,191      
Net realized loss on extinguishment of debt
    14,532      
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 3,760,055      
 
 
             
             
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
Distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestments
  $ (10,422,603 )    
Cash distributions paid to preferred shareholders
    (243,467 )    
Proceeds from secured borrowings
    8,440,000      
Repayment of secured borrowings
    (10,385,000 )    
Increase in due to custodian
    2,265,291      
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (10,345,779 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in cash
  $ (6,585,724 )    
 
 
             
Cash at beginning of period
  $ 6,585,724      
 
 
             
Cash at end of period
  $ 0      
 
 
             
             
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of:
           
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
  $ 797,355      
Cash paid for interest and fees
    576,462      
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
  Year Ended November 30,    
    May 31, 2011
 
    (Unaudited)   2010   2009   2008   2007   2006    
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period (Common shares)
  $ 11.080     $ 10.840     $ 8.110     $ 14.370     $ 15.880     $ 14.470      
 
 
                                                     
                                                     
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.520     $ 1.036     $ 0.981     $ 1.067     $ 1.076     $ 1.100      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (0.594 )     0.169       2.648       (6.262 )     (1.518 )     1.444      
Distributions to preferred shareholders
                                                   
From net investment income(1)
    (0.011 )     (0.022 )     (0.036 )     (0.258 )     (0.278 )     (0.252 )    
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ (0.085 )   $ 1.183     $ 3.593     $ (5.453 )   $ (0.720 )   $ 2.292      
 
 
                                                     
                                                     
 
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.495 )   $ (0.943 )   $ (0.863 )   $ (0.807 )   $ (0.790 )   $ (0.882 )    
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (0.495 )   $ (0.943 )   $ (0.863 )   $ (0.807 )   $ (0.790 )   $ (0.882 )    
 
 
                                                     
Net asset value — End of period (Common shares)
  $ 10.500     $ 11.080     $ 10.840     $ 8.110     $ 14.370     $ 15.880      
 
 
                                                     
Market value — End of period (Common shares)
  $ 12.130     $ 11.980     $ 11.480     $ 8.450     $ 13.300     $ 16.010      
 
 
                                                     
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)
    (0.80 )%(3)     10.74 %     46.43 %     (39.72 )%     (4.62 )%     16.33 %    
 
 
                                                     
Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)
    5.99 %(3)     13.06 %     48.84 %     (32.13 )%     (12.44 )%     13.43 %    
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Financial Highlights — continued
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
  Year Ended November 30,    
    May 31, 2011
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data   (Unaudited)   2010   2009   2008   2007   2006    
 
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 238,390     $ 250,731     $ 243,846     $ 140,254     $ 246,974     $ 272,274      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(4)
                                                   
Expenses excluding interest and fees
    1.76 %(6)     1.73 %     2.00 %     1.84 %     1.71 %(5)     1.76 %    
Interest and fee expense(7)
    0.43 %(6)     0.34 %     0.47 %     0.73 %     1.35 %     1.46 %    
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction
    2.19 %(6)     2.07 %     2.47 %     2.57 %     3.06 %(5)     3.22 %    
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    1.75 %(6)     1.73 %     2.00 %     1.82 %     1.70 %(5)     1.75 %    
Net investment income
    10.35 %(6)     9.00 %     10.44 %     8.45 %     7.02 %     7.27 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    10 %(3)     16 %     44 %     53 %     37 %     41 %    
 
 
The ratios reported above are based on net assets applicable to common shares. The ratios based on net assets, including amounts related to preferred shares, are as follows:
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares and preferred shares):(4)
                                                   
Expenses excluding interest and fees
    1.15 %(6)     1.19 %     1.26 %     1.17 %     1.14 %(5)     1.17 %    
Interest and fee expense(7)
    0.28 %(6)     0.23 %     0.29 %     0.47 %     0.90 %     0.97 %    
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction
    1.43 %(6)     1.42 %     1.55 %     1.64 %     2.04 %(5)     2.14 %    
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    1.15 %(6)     1.19 %     1.26 %     1.16 %     1.14 %(5)     1.17 %    
Net investment income
    6.78 %(6)     6.15 %     6.56 %     5.40 %     4.69 %     4.83 %    
 
 
Senior Securities:
                                                   
Total preferred shares outstanding
    4,806       4,806       4,806       4,394       5,240       5,240      
Asset coverage per preferred share(8)
  $ 74,604     $ 77,172     $ 75,739     $ 56,919     $ 72,138     $ 76,963      
Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(9)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
Approximate market value per preferred share(9)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average common shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested.
(3) Not annualized.
(4) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders.
(5) The investment adviser was allocated a portion of the Trust’s operating expenses (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended November 30, 2007). Absent this allocation, total return would be lower.
(6) Annualized.
(7) Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions (see Note 1H).
(8) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.
(9) Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
1 Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (the Trust) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Trust. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A Investment Valuation — Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Interest rate swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract. Future cash flows are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Trust in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
B Investment Transactions and Related Income — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
 
C Federal Taxes — The Trust’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its taxable, if any, and tax-exempt net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. The Trust intends to satisfy conditions which will enable it to designate distributions from the interest income generated by its investments in municipal obligations, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by the Trust, as exempt-interest dividends. The portion of such interest, if any, earned on private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986, may be considered a tax preference item to shareholders.
 
At November 30, 2010, the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $39,872,312 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Trust of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on November 30, 2011 ($4,036,249), November 30, 2012 ($2,812,831), November 30, 2015 ($1,728,781), November 30, 2016 ($11,985,328), November 30, 2017 ($19,113,316) and November 30, 2018 ($195,807).
 
As of May 31, 2011, the Trust had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Trust’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended November 30, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
D Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Trust. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Trust maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Trust’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
E Legal Fees — Legal fees and other related expenses incurred as part of negotiations of the terms and requirement of capital infusions, or that are expected to result in the restructuring of, or a plan of reorganization for, an investment are recorded as realized losses. Ongoing expenditures to protect or enhance an investment are treated as operating expenses.
 
F Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
G Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust

 
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Trust shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Trust shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Trust property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
 
H Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held — The Trust may invest in residual interest bonds, also referred to as inverse floating rate securities, whereby the Trust may sell a variable or fixed rate bond to a broker for cash. At the same time, the Trust buys a residual interest in the assets and cash flows of a Special-Purpose Vehicle (the SPV), (which is generally organized as a trust), set up by the broker. The broker deposits a bond into the SPV with the same CUSIP number as the bond sold to the broker by the Trust, and which may have been, but is not required to be, the bond purchased from the Trust (the Bond). The SPV also issues floating rate notes (Floating Rate Notes) which are sold to third-parties. The residual interest bond held by the Trust gives the Trust the right (1) to cause the holders of the Floating Rate Notes to generally tender their notes at par, and (2) to have the broker transfer the Bond held by the SPV to the Trust, thereby terminating the SPV. Should the Trust exercise such right, it would generally pay the broker the par amount due on the Floating Rate Notes and exchange the residual interest bond for the underlying Bond. Pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishment of liabilities, the Trust accounts for the transaction described above as a secured borrowing by including the Bond in its Portfolio of Investments and the Floating Rate Notes as a liability under the caption “Payable for floating rate notes issued” in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Floating Rate Notes have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender their notes to the broker for redemption at par at each reset date. Interest expense related to the Trust’s liability with respect to Floating Rate Notes is recorded as incurred. The SPV may be terminated by the Trust, as noted above, or by the broker upon the occurrence of certain termination events as defined in the trust agreement, such as a downgrade in the credit quality of the underlying Bond, bankruptcy of or payment failure by the issuer of the underlying Bond, the inability to remarket Floating Rate Notes that have been tendered due to insufficient buyers in the market, or the failure by the SPV to obtain renewal of the liquidity agreement under which liquidity support is provided for the Floating Rate Notes up to one year. Structuring fees paid to the liquidity provider upon the creation of an SPV have been recorded as debt issuance costs and are being amortized as interest expense to the expected maturity of the related trust. Unamortized structuring fees related to a terminated SPV are recorded as realized loss on extinguishment of debt. At May 31, 2011, the amount of the Trust’s Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the related collateral were $115,715,000 and $148,471,496, respectively. The range of interest rates on Floating Rate Notes outstanding at May 31, 2011 was 0.16% to 0.53%. For the six months ended May 31, 2011, the Trust’s average Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the average interest rate (annualized) including fees and amortization of deferred debt issuance costs were $115,191,951 and 0.86%, respectively.
 
The Trust may enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements with the broker by which the Trust agrees to reimburse the broker, in certain circumstances, for the difference between the liquidation value of the Bond held by the SPV and the liquidation value of the Floating Rate Notes, as well as any shortfalls in interest cash flows. The Trust had no shortfalls as of May 31, 2011.
 
The Trust may also purchase residual interest bonds from brokers in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond. Such transactions are not required to be treated as secured borrowings. Shortfall agreements, if any, related to residual interest bonds purchased in a secondary market transaction are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments. The Trust’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in residual interest bonds. Such bonds typically offer the potential for yields exceeding the yields available on fixed rate bonds with comparable credit quality and maturity. These securities tend to underperform the market for fixed rate bonds in a rising long-term interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when long-term interest rates decline. The value and income of residual interest bonds are generally more volatile than that of a fixed rate bond. The Trust’s investment policies do not allow the Trust to borrow money except as permitted by the 1940 Act. Management believes that the Trust’s restrictions on borrowing money and issuing senior securities (other than as specifically permitted) do not apply to Floating Rate Notes issued by the SPV and included as a liability in the Trust’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As secured indebtedness issued by an SPV, Floating Rate Notes are distinct from the borrowings and senior securities to which the Trust’s restrictions apply. Residual interest bonds held by the Trust are securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
I Financial Futures Contracts — The Trust may enter into financial futures contracts. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Trust is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the purchase price (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Trust each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Trust. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Trust may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
 
J Interest Rate Swaps — Pursuant to interest rate swap agreements, the Trust makes periodic payments at a fixed interest rate and, in exchange, receives payments based on the interest rate of a benchmark industry index. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between two rates of interest. The Trust is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.
 
K When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Trust may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the

 
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
security that will be delivered is fixed. The Trust maintains security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
 
L Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Trust is the amount included in the Trust’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.
 
M Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to May 31, 2011 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Trust’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
 
2 Auction Preferred Shares
 
The Trust issued 2,620 Series A and Series B Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on March 1, 1999 in a public offering. The underwriting discount and other offering costs incurred in connection with the offering were recorded as a reduction of the paid-in capital of the common shares. The Trust issued 806 Series C APS on May 28, 2009 in connection with the acquisition of Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust. Dividends on the APS, which accrue daily, are cumulative at rates which are reset every seven days by an auction, unless a special dividend period has been set. If the APS auctions do not successfully clear, the dividend payment rate over the next period for the APS holders is set at a specified maximum applicable rate until such time as the APS auctions are successful. The maximum applicable rate on the APS is 110% (150% for taxable distributions) of the greater of the 1) “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate or 2) Taxable Equivalent of the Short-Term Municipal Obligation Rate on the date of the auction. Series of APS are identical in all respects except for the reset dates of the dividend rates.
 
The number of APS issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2011 is as follows:
 
             
    APS Issued and
   
    Outstanding    
 
 
Series A
    2,000      
Series B
    2,000      
Series C
    806      
             
 
 
 
The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any dividend payment date. The APS are also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if the Trust is in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance requirements with respect to the APS. If the dividends on the APS remain unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ dividends, the holders of the APS as a class have the right to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In general, the holders of the APS and the common shares have equal voting rights of one vote per share, except that the holders of the APS, as a separate class, have the right to elect at least two members of the Board of Trustees. The APS have a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Trust is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the APS as defined in the Trust’s By-Laws and the 1940 Act. The Trust pays an annual fee up to 0.15% of the liquidation value of the APS to broker-dealers as a service fee if the auctions are unsuccessful; otherwise, the annual fee is 0.25%.
 
3 Distributions to Shareholders
 
The Trust intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders, after payment of any dividends on any outstanding APS. In addition, at least annually, the Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to preferred shareholders

 
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Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
are recorded daily and are payable at the end of each dividend period. The dividend rates for the APS at May 31, 2011, and the amount of dividends accrued (including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates (annualized), and dividend rate ranges for the six months then ended were as follows:
 
                                     
    APS Dividend
  Dividends
  Average APS
  Dividend
   
    Rates at
  Accrued to APS
  Dividend
  Rate
   
    May 31, 2011   Shareholders   Rates   Ranges (%)    
 
 
Series A
    0.31 %   $ 100,978       0.41 %     0.31–0.69      
Series B
    0.31       99,537       0.40       0.31–0.69      
Series C
    0.31       40,473       0.40       0.31–0.69      
                                     
 
 
 
Beginning February 13, 2008 and consistent with the patterns in the broader market for auction-rate securities, the Trust’s APS auctions were unsuccessful in clearing due to an imbalance of sell orders over bids to buy the APS. As a result, the dividend rates of the APS were reset to the maximum applicable rate. The table above reflects such maximum dividend rates for each series as of May 31, 2011.
 
The Trust distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
 
4 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Trust. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.670% (0.685% prior to May 1, 2011) of the Trust’s average weekly gross assets to May 1, 2012 and is payable monthly. Pursuant to a fee reduction agreement between the Trust and EVM, the annual adviser fee rate will be reduced by 0.015% every May 1 for the next eighteen years. The fee reduction cannot be terminated without the consent of the Trustees and shareholders. Average weekly gross assets include the principal amount of any indebtedness for money borrowed, including debt securities issued by the Trust, and the amount of any outstanding APS issued by the Trust. Pursuant to a fee reduction agreement with EVM, average weekly gross assets are calculated by adding to net assets the liquidation value of the Trust’s APS then outstanding and the amount payable by the Trust to floating rate note holders, such adjustment being limited to the value of the APS outstanding prior to any APS redemptions by the Trust. The administration fee is earned by EVM for administering the business affairs of the Trust and is computed at an annual rate of 0.20% of the Trust’s average weekly gross assets. For the six months ended May 31, 2011, the investment adviser fee and administration fee were $1,344,285 and $393,982, respectively.
 
Except for Trustees of the Trust who are not members of EVM’s organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended May 31, 2011, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are officers of EVM.
 
5 Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $51,021,182 and $48,125,609, respectively, for the six months ended May 31, 2011.
 
6 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
Common shares issued pursuant to the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan for the six months ended May 31, 2011 and the year ended November 30, 2010 were as follows:
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
       
    May 31, 2011   Year Ended    
    (Unaudited)   November 30, 2010    
 
 
Issued pursuant to the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan
    73,923       144,257      
                     
 
 
Net increase
    73,923       144,257      
                     
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
7 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at May 31, 2011, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 378,782,962      
             
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 14,788,601      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (30,826,905 )    
             
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (16,038,304 )    
             
 
 
 
8 Overdraft Advances
 
Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT may, in its discretion, advance funds to the Trust to make properly authorized payments. When such payments result in an overdraft, the Trust is obligated to repay SSBT at the current rate of interest charged by SSBT for secured loans (currently, a rate above the Federal Funds rate). This obligation is payable on demand to SSBT. SSBT has a lien on the Trust’s assets to the extent of any overdraft. At May 31, 2011, the Trust had a payment due to SSBT pursuant to the foregoing arrangement of $2,265,291.
 
9 Financial Instruments
 
The Trust may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include financial futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Trust has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at May 31, 2011 is as follows:
 
                                     
Futures Contracts
                    Net
   
                    Unrealized
   
Expiration Date   Contracts   Position   Aggregate Cost   Value   Depreciation    
 
9/11
  200
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note
  Short   $ (24,340,259 )   $ (24,521,875 )   $ (181,616 )    
9/11
  500
U.S. 30-Year Treasury Bond
  Short     (61,993,768 )     (62,421,876 )     (428,108 )    
                                     
 
 
                            $ (609,724 )    
                                     
 
 
 
At May 31, 2011, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Trust is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Trust holds fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. The Trust purchases and sells U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk at May 31, 2011 was as follows:
 
                     
    Fair Value
    Asset Derivative   Liability Derivative    
 
 
Futures Contracts
  $      —     $ (609,724 )(1)    
                     
 
 
Total
  $     $ (609,724 )    
                     
 
 
 
(1) Amount represents cumulative unrealized depreciation on futures contracts in the Futures Contracts table above. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin, as applicable.

 
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the six months ended May 31, 2011 was as follows:
 
                     
    Realized Gain (Loss)
  Change in Unrealized
   
    on Derivatives Recognized
  Appreciation (Depreciation) on
   
Derivative   in Income(1)   Derivatives Recognized in Income(2)    
 
 
Future Contracts
  $ (3,899,844 )   $ (609,724 )    
                     
 
 
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts.
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts.
 
The average notional amount of futures contracts outstanding during the six months ended May 31, 2011, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $57,143,000.
 
10 Fair Value Measurements
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
•  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
•  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
•  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At May 31, 2011, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
Asset Description   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total    
 
 
Tax-Exempt Investments
  $     $ 478,459,658     $      —     $ 478,459,658      
                                     
 
 
Total Investments
  $     $ 478,459,658     $     $ 478,459,658      
                                     
 
 
Liability Description
                                   
                                     
 
 
Futures Contracts
  $ (609,724 )   $     $     $ (609,724 )    
                                     
 
 
Total
  $ (609,724 )   $     $     $ (609,724 )    
                                     
 
 
 
The Trust held no investments or other financial instruments as of November 30, 2010 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At May 31, 2011, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2, if any, during the six months then ended was not significant.

 
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 
The Trust held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 25, 2011. The following action was taken by the shareholders:
 
Item 1: The election of William H. Park and Helen Frame Peters as Class III Trustees of the Trust for a three-year term expiring in 2014.
 
                     
Nominees for Trustee
  Number of Shares      
Elected by All Shareholders   For     Withheld      
 
 
William H. Park (Class III)
    20,790,073       503,612      
Helen Frame Peters (Class III)
    20,796,696       496,992      

 
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 25, 2011, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2011. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield data and Sharpe and information ratios where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information about the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and/or the fund’s policies with respect to “soft dollar” arrangements;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
  •  A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

 
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2011, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met nine times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met nine, fifteen, seven, eight and twelve times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board evaluated, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in municipal bonds. The Board considered the Adviser’s large municipal bond team, which includes portfolio managers and credit specialists who provide services to the Fund. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2010 for the Fund. The Board considered the impact of extraordinary market conditions in recent years on the Fund’s performance relative to its peer universe in light of, among other things, the Adviser’s efforts to generate reasonably stable levels of tax exempt current income over time through

 
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 
investments in higher quality municipal bonds with longer maturities. The Board noted that the Adviser had taken action to restructure the Fund’s portfolio as part of a long-term strategy for managing interest rate risk and credit risk, consistent with the Fund’s objective of providing current income. The Board concluded that additional time is required to evaluate the effectiveness of such actions.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2010, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered the financial resources committed by the Adviser in structuring the Fund at the time of its initial public offering and the waiver of fees provided by the Adviser for the first five years of the Fund’s life. The Board considered that, in response to inquiries by the Contract Review Committee, the Adviser had agreed to implement a series of permanent reductions in management fees and that the first such reduction became effective on May 1, 2010. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level, including the negotiation of reduced fees for transfer agency and custody services.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized with and without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and concluded that, in light of the level of the adviser’s profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not appropriate at this time. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale.

 
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
Officers and Trustees

 
     
Officers of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
 
 
Thomas M. Metzold
President

Payson F. Swaffield
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
 
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
     
Trustees of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
 
 
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Allen R. Freedman
 
William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Lynn A. Stout
 
* Interested Trustee
 
 
Number of Employees
 
The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end, management investment company and has no employees.
 
Number of Shareholders
 
As of May 31, 2011, Fund records indicate that there are 363 registered shareholders and approximately 8,955 shareholders owning the Fund shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.
 
If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive Fund reports directly, which contain important information about the Fund, please write or call:
 
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
1-800-262-1122
 
New York Stock Exchange symbol
 
The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EVN.

 
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Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust
 
May 31, 2011
 
 
IMPORTANT NOTICES

 
 
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
 
•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
 
•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
 
•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
 
•  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
 
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
 
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.
 
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
 
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
Additional Notice to Shareholders. The Fund may redeem or purchase its outstanding auction preferred shares (APS) in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary. The Fund also may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market when they trade at a discount to net asset value or at other times if the Fund determines such purchases are advisable. There can be no assurance that the Fund will take such action or that such purchases would reduce the discount.
 
Closed-End Fund Information. The Eaton Vance closed-end funds make certain quarterly fund performance data and information about portfolio characteristics (such as top holdings and asset allocation) available on the Eaton Vance website after the end of each calendar quarter-end. Certain month end fund performance data for the funds, including total returns, are posted to the website shortly after the end of each calendar month. Portfolio holdings for the most recent calendar quarter-end are also posted to the website approximately 30 days following the end of the quarter. This information is available at www.eatonvance.com on the fund information pages under “Individual Investors — Closed-End Funds”.

 
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Investment Adviser and Administrator
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
 
Fund Offices
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 


 

 
 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not required in this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm). Previously, he served as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Fund’s investment adviser and adopted the investment adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) which are described below. The Trustees will review the Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board’s Special Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Special Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action.
The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a company’s management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent. The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer them back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies. It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent. The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies. The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies. The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals. The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.
In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. The investment adviser’s personnel responsible for reviewing and voting proxies on behalf of the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from a company included on that list to the personnel of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or

 


 

the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material conflict of interests exists. If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Special Committee.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
No such purchases this period.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
     
(a)(1)
  Registrant’s Code of Ethics — Not applicable (please see Item 2).
(a)(2)(i)
  Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii)
  President’s Section 302 certification.
(b)
  Combined Section 906 certification.

 


 

Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
 
   
By:   /s/ Thomas M. Metzold      
  Thomas M. Metzold     
  President     
 
Date: July 11, 2011
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
     
By:   /s/ Barbara E. Campbell      
  Barbara E. Campbell     
  Treasurer     
 
Date: July 11, 2011
         
   
By:   /s/ Thomas M. Metzold      
  Thomas M. Metzold   
  President   
 
Date: July 11, 2011